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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Printing M and m; Color Matching Gray, Brown, Tan

For Teachers Pre-K
In this color and letter recognition and printing worksheet, students match pictures of mittens on the left to the kitten of the same color on the right. They match colors such as gray, tan and brown. They follow dotted lines to print a...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Five Find the Unknown Angle Interactive Problems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this unknown angle worksheet, students use trigonometry functions in five problems to find the unknown angles.  Students may check their solutions and receive hints by using the "Check" and "Hint" button found at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Trigonometric Functions

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this Calculus activity, students solve multiple detailed problems for four different Math concepts. They apply the concepts of Trigonometric ratios.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating the Idea of Tan

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use tan to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. They solve equations of the form tan(8) =a, for a between 180 degrees and 360 degrees. They state the value of tan (8) in special cases.
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trig Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the cosine, sine, and tangent ratios of trigonometry using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students will use these ratios to determine a right triangle's unknown side or angle. Be sure to follow the link to the...
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Trigonometry (Video Interactive)

For Students 6th - 9th
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at how trigonometry is used in making sure that airplanes land safely at airports. The accompanying interactive component gives students practice in using trigonometric ratios, namely...
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Activity
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site examines the six trigonometric functions from a right triangle point of view. Provides information, examples, and lots of exercises for understanding.
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Handout
University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Trigonometry Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A guide to calculating trigonometric functions.
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Activity
Mathematics Archives

Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Reduction Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial presents a series of trigonometric integrals to solve using recursion or reduction formulas. Click Solution next to each formula and a popup screen provides the solution.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Zona Land: Trigonometry, Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides information on sine, cosine, and tangent. Lengths of the sides are discussed and many diagrams/tables are shown.
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Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Sign (+ or ) of the Trig Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse University provides a quick overview of the signs of the six trigonometric functions in the four quadrants of the coordinate plane.
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Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Often Used Values

For Students 9th - 10th
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse University provides a quick reference chart of the exact values of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions for the most common angle measrements in the first quadrant. Includes both...
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Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Trig Function Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center provides a quick overview of the graphs of the six trigonometric functions, with angles measured in radians.
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Handout
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Northeast Parallel Architectures Center of Syracuse University site offers a quick overview of the six trigonometric functions from the standpoint of the unit circle.
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Handout
Other

Dans Math: Lessons: Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th
College professor Dan Bach reviews basic trig concepts, including trig functions, right triangles, circles, radians, and polar coordinates. Site includes animated graphs and detailed examples.
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Activity
Clark University

Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Summary of Trig Identities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Clark University page is an excellent reference page for trig identities. It is a little difficult to read so take your time with the formulas. If you remember soh - cah - toa, the other formulas are right here.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Trigonometry: Proofs of Trigonometric Identities

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson uses trigonometric identities to prove other identities.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Amy Tan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover more about the life and work of Amy Tan. This site features links to lesson plans and activities for the book "The Joy Luck Club."
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Unit Plan
Study Languages

Study Spanish: Comparisons of Equality

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent lesson on comparisons of equality, using "tan" and "tanto" with adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. The lesson is thorough and easy to understand, with ample examples. A short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
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Activity
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Saint Andrews provides an historical look at the origins of trig functions. This site ties together mathematics and history from Hipparchus to Ptolemy to Lambert.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Albert Girard

For Students 9th - 10th
In trigonometry today, we use the abbreviations sin, cosine and tan. Girard was the first mathematician to use these abbreviations in his work.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Simple (To Medium Hard) Trig Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces techniques for solving trigonometric equations. Provides worked examples of solving some simpler to medium-hard equations.
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Activity
Curated OER

Zona Land: Overlapped Graph of the Six Trig Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of the six trig functions and their graphs. The site is a little difficult to navigate but is good for finding a graph of a trig function.
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Graphic
Math2

Math2.org: Trigonometry Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Three trig tables are provided for student and teacher reference. The first table lists the sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent values of all whole-number angles from 0 to 90. The radian equivalent (to four decimals)...